Annapolis

[uh-nap-uh-lis]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Maryland, in the central part, on Chesapeake Bay: U.S. Naval Academy.

Annapolis

/ əˈnæpəlɪs /

noun

1. the capital of Maryland, near the mouth of the Severn River on Chesapeake Bay: site of the US Naval Academy. Pop: 36 178 (2003 est)

Annapolis

1. Capital of Maryland.

Location of the United States Naval Academy.

Example Sentences

Two years in, he gambled and switched to the Navy Academy at Annapolis, on Chesapeake Bay, in the hope of working with his beloved rockets.

From BBC

When I was one of the few Black students at Annapolis in the late 1970s, I and a group of classmates often discussed books we were reading outside of the classroom.

From Salon

Before his last year in Annapolis, while home for the summer, he met Eleanor Rosalynn Smith, a friend of his sister Ruth’s.

From Los Angeles Times

She said she was ashamed and embarrassed by their behavior when the two briefly lived together in a rented house in Annapolis, Md., a time when both were in shock over Beau Biden’s death.

From New York Times

Officials said they are assessing whether pier protection needs to be improved on other Maryland bridges, particularly the Chesapeake Bay Bridge near Annapolis, which links Baltimore and Washington to Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

From Seattle Times